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Broken Adze, Missing a portion of the cutting edge and bevel on the proper right side. Asymmetrical cross-section. The blade is ground, and bruised with some flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint lip. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, the proper right half of the cutting edge is broken and not present.

Complete Adze Oval cross-section. The front of the blade is largely ground the back is ground and bruised. The sides of the blade are bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll end. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and curved. It is heavily chipped and broken.

Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai/bowenite variety, mid-green with light brown inclusions, high transparency. Surface is ground smooth. Curved with broken suspension hole and notches on one side of the proximal end. Large rectangular notched projection on the outer edge of the curve. Several shallower notches below the projection. Distal end is tapered to a dull point. Comp Sp. p95 (4.200)

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, bruising on front lower blade and upper back. Sawing mark on proper left. Flaking on proper right side. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Kaikoura" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising around butt and flaking on proper left side. Sawing mark down front proper right. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing mid-cutting edge.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, flaked on poll end and sides. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, slightly oblique. "Kaikoura" written on front and back.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll. The blade is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by straight lines. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground on front, with partial bruising. Mostly bruised on back with some ground areas towards butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, tapers more heavily on proper left side. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chipping along cutting edge. Fragment missing from proper left cutting edge. "Kaikoura." written on front and back.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The orientation is unclear. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on both sides and one face. The other side is flaked. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is indistinct. The cutting edge is blunt.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Mostly ground on front and back, with some flaking scars on surface, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and mostly straight, with two chips along cutting edge. "Kaikoura Peninsula" written on front.

Cast of a patu rakau. Painted dark brown. Handle flares out at the butt, with a notch on the proximal edge. Blade is made of a set of seven projections on each side edge. Each projection has a ridge which connects a centre ridge running the length of the blade. There is a human facial carving at the distal end, depicting eyebrows, eyes, a nose, lips and chin.

Cast of a whale tooth pendant. Curved to a point at the front distal end. Serrated projections running down both side edges. Facial projection at the front centre at the proximal end with large eyes and a long pointy mouth that curves inward. Curved projections run down the centre below the facial feature. Proximal end is squared off, with a small suspension hole.

Frament of maro. The fibre is woven together, with two whenu (strands) forming diagonal ornamental lines.

Complete bone point. Pointed at both ends, but one end is sharper than the other.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval Surface is mostly bruised, front and back sides have ground patches on chin of blade. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly flaked, bevel of blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade , sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on both sides of back, PR side of front has a small flake. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Broken patu onewa, butt remaining. Four ornamental grooves with a drilled perforation and no tau. Broken at the perforation.

Piece of worked pounamu. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is heavily flaked with some grounding on one side. "North Canterbury" inscription.

Complete chisel. Light green pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised, with sawing marks on proper right side. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel on both front and back, each demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "North Canterbury" inscription.